Park In-deok

In this Korean name, the family name is Park.
Park In-deok
BornSeptember 24, 1896
Seoul, Joseon
DiedApril 3, 1980(1980-04-03) (aged 83)
Seoul, South Korea
OccupationPoet, journalist, artist
NationalityKorean Empire, later South Korean
Period1896-1980
GenrePoetry, novel, art, paint, essay, drama
Korean name
Hangul
박인덕
Hanja
Revised RomanizationPark In-deok
McCune–ReischauerPark In-dŏk
Art name
Hangul
은봉
Hanja
Revised RomanizationEunbong
McCune–ReischauerŬnbong
Courtesy name
Hangul
임덕
Hanja
Revised RomanizationImdeok
McCune–ReischauerImdŏk

Park In-deok (Korean: 박인덕; Hanja: 朴仁德; September 24, 1896 – April 3, 1980) was a Korean independence activist, educator, writer, poet and a social activist.[1] She used the art name of Eunbong (은봉; 銀峰).

Park Indeok belongs to the first generation of Korean female writers, all of whom were born around 1900.[2]

She lectured in the United States and Canada in 1936,[3] established a vocational school, and tried to convert Koreans to Christianity.[2]

  1. ^ Park Indeok
  2. ^ a b Heejin Jun (2010). "Formation of Modern Literary Field: Intersection of Gender and Coloniality in Korean History" (PDF). PhD thesis. University of Michigan. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
  3. ^ "Korean Lady Addresses Three Regina Audiences Telling of Native Land". The Leader-Post. 1936-10-07. p. 6. Retrieved 2021-11-22 – via Newspapers.com.